Buckle.



F. A. RUSSl BUCKLE.

.APPLICATION FILED IIILY24. 1915.

Patented May 23, '1916.

- `U1`l'l`11m STATES' PATENT OFFICE. I

FRIEND A. EUSS, or GEEENWIGH, CONNECTICUT, AssIGrNoE. 'ro ROBERT N. BAssET'r COMPANY', 0F SHELTON, CONNECTICUT, .A CORPORATION OF CONNE'CTTCUT.

BUCKLE.

VTo all whom t mag/concern:

Be it known that fI', FRIENDv A. FUSS, aL

.citizen Vof the United States, residing at Greenwich, in the' county of Fair-field. and'M State of Connecticut, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement lin Buckles, of which the following is 'a' -specification. 'p

My invention relates to buckles ofthe lever type, and more particularly `to that class of the same which are usedon runningv webbing. n

One of the objects of my invent1on 1s to i provide a device of this character which isl vcapable of being' strung vin such a manner that the web is interposedl between the buckle and garments to prevent any dampness or moisture in the latter from coming. into Contact with the buckle, thereby pro-v ducing, what is known in the trade as the rustless effect.

`of which latter is broken away; Fig. 2, a

vertical section of the buckle shown in Fig.

' l; Fig. 3 is a top View of the lever.; Fig. 4,

a vertical section of the back before the webbing is attached; Fig. 5, a front view of a modification and portion of the webbing being broken away; Fig. 6, a vertical Section of the buckle yshown in Fig. 5, and Fig. 7, a detail view of a further modification.

My buckle generally comprises the frame or back A and the lever B. The back A is suitably blanked and struck up out of sheet metalto form the back plate 2 having the forwardly turned side ears 3, 3 which latter are provided with perforations one of which is shown at 4. Immediately below the top edge 5 of the' back plate 2 the metal is depressed to form a channel 6 the purpose of which will hereinafter appear. The-bottom ofthe back 2 is provided with a transversely disposed web-holding lip 7 This lip 7 is of such a length that when the same is speeincation of Letters Patent.

folded-*up toward. the front'face ofthe back B is also made out of a sheet metal blank the top portion of which is cut away and bent at an angle, as shown in Figs. l and 3, to form the web-engaging member 9 and the side -covers or shelves 10, 10 which latter carry laterally projecting trunnions- 11, 11. T he .web-engaging member 94 is provided with web2-holding teeth 12. The trunnionS are journaled in the perforations in the side ears 3, 3\ thereby enabling thelever to be manipulated by the front portion [13 when thebuckle is being opened and closed. The webbing CA is fastened to the' frame A by passing the extremity k over the front face of the back plate 2 until it strikes the fory wardly projecting lip 7 which latter is then pressedtoward the l.front face of the back plate and suitablyv swaged to permanently secure the extremity c between the vlip 7 -which carries the cast-olf member D or any other member. The .lip 7 not only performs the function of holding the extremity la of the webbing and presenting a snap over edge to the lever, but also forms a'backing for the Patented May 2.3, 1916. 9 l

Application filed July 24, 1915. Serial No'41,641.

plate its edge 8 will lie substantially in front yof the channel-or depression 6. The lever moving portion of the webbing, thereby preventing the latter from coming into contact and drawing on the fixed extremity during the time that the lever edgel is approaching the top of the lip. This arrangement prevents the fixed extremity from being pulled out from behind the lip. While the lever constructed as shown possesses inherent ad` vantages when adapted to my buckle, yet'I may use anysuitable lever wherein `the snap over and deflecting action ofthe lever edge is still maintained, and should the webbing holding the lip be eliminated the extremity of the webbing may be secured to the back in any other suit ble manner.

- versely to form top and bottom bars 14 and 15. The metal of the top bar is depressed forwardly immediately adjacent to its top .edge 16 to form a ridge or shoulder 17 and a channel or counter depression 18 above the ridge. The lever B comprises a front 'member 19 and a web-engaging member 20 which latter is provided with laterally projecting trunnions journaled in the perforated side ears 21, 21. The webbing is folded rearwardly around the bar 14 and is stitched upon itself at s forming a terminal attaching loop. Having been thus secured to the back of the buckle the webbing is passed downwardly below7 the back and then upwardly between the lever and back into an upper reach, thereby forming an adjustable loop carrying the cast-olf member D.` In closing the lever on the webbing the edgeof the web-engaging member 20 snaps over the ridge or shoulder -17v and deflects the webbing into the .channel 18. This snap over and deflecting action Vof the lever edge securely locks the moving bing and holds the lever closed.

In the above disclosed forms of my inven- `tion the buckle is shown 'strung rustless so that there are two layers of webbing between the edge of the lever and the back. The buckle, however, is adapted to be strung in various other ways, a particular instance being shown in Fig. 7 in which only a single' layer of webbing is interposed between the edge of the lever and the back. In this modification the back plate 22 is'suitably depressed adjacent to its top edge to form a shoulder 23 and a channel 24. The lever 25 is journaled in the perforated side ears, one of which is shownl at 26, so that its edge snaps by the shoulder into the channel and grips the webbing in the same manner as in the preceding figures. The extremity of the webbing is passed through the slot 27 in the back plate 22 and is then folded: downwardly and stitched on itself at s, s forming a terminal attaching loop.. The moving portion of the webbing is passed between the lever and the back.

v.Although the device above described embodies the preferred forms of my invention yet the same is susceptible to such furtherv portion of theweblip and back lplate and its free portion l passed rearwardly over the top edge of the back plateand` then looped downwardly below the back and passed upwardly between the lever and back, and the saidzlever having its web holding edge arranged to snap ,i

vover the edge of said lip and to press the webbing into said channel to hold the buckle `closed.

2. A buckle for webbing comprising a turned side ears, the said back plate being channeled transversely adjacent to its topl :edge and having its -lower portion bent for- .Y wardly to form a transversely disposed .web

gripping lip adapted to be folded toward the front face of said plate so that its extremity will lie,subs'tantially even lwith the lower side of said channel, and a lever pivotally mounted .between said ears and ai'` ranged to coact with the top side of said lip and to swing'into said channel to hold the buckle. closed when strung with webbing.-

3. A buckle for webbing having a sheet metal back plate, the said back plate being provided with a transversely disposed channel adjacent to its top edge, and a lever pivotally mounted in front of said plate, the said leverhaving its web-holding edge arranged to snap into said channel to holdv the buckle closed.

4. In a buckle for webbing a sheet metal back plate having its top edge depressed rearwardly to form a transversely disposed channel and having that portion below 4the channel provided with means for holding the end of a webbing fast to the back plate, and a lever pivotally mounted in front of the plate, the said lever having its web-holding edge arranged to snap into the channel to hold the buckle closed.

5. A buckle for webbing comprising a. back bent up out of sheet metal to form a pair of transversely disposed lips which are adapted to be permanently swaged on to the end of a webbing, anda lever hinged to said back, the said lever having its weblocking edge arranged to 'snap by the top edge of the front lip and to coperate with the rear lip to pinch the moving portion ofthe webbing when the buckle .is closed. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand this 22 day of June, 1915.

FRIEND A. RUss.

`ysheet metal back plate having forwardly 

